Sides debate AFP's effect on Coralville race

Some say Koch group 'poisoned' the political discussion ahead of election

10:49 PM,
Nov. 6, 2013

Written by

Mitchell Schmidt
| Iowa City Press-Citizen

The electoral dust has settled in Coralville after one of the most contested, polarizing and controversial votes in the community's history.

Although it lasted only a little more than a month, the campaign season has left Coralville candidates, city officials and residents exhausted.

Twelve candidates registering in September for four open seats already was unprecedented in Coralville. But before campaign efforts gained steam in October, the election - still more than a month away at the time - took a turn very few Coralville residents could have predicted when Americans for ...